Encoder device for a rotational speed sensor and rolling-contact bearing equipped with such a device
US5575568A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 31, 1996 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16C2326/02
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Encoder device for a rotational speed sensor of a rotating member of the bearing (1) mounted on a non-rotating member of the said bearing (1), of the type comprising a sensor (7) which is secured to an element that is fixed relative to the non-rotating member and in front of which an element forming a rotor moves in rotation with a small air gap, which element is equipped with an encoder (12) in the form of a multipole magnetized ring, capable of producing in the sensor a periodic signal of frequency proportional to the speed of rotation of the rotor element. The encoder (12) is fixed to an internal face of a rigid protection and support element (13) made of nonmagnetic metallic material, a corresponding external face of the protection element (13) moving in rotation in front of the sensor (7).
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